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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 40 MIN

Trump Iran Ceasefire, Starmer and the Strait Of Hormuz

from Back of the Stand with Mark Saggers

Jeremy Kyle leads a high-stakes Talk War discussion on Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire, Keir Starmer’s handling of the crisis and Britain’s role in the Middle East, joined by former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove, Professor Gwythian Prins, Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin and former Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans. This episode targets the biggest search terms in the story: Iran ceasefire, Trump, Starmer, Strait of Hormuz, RAF operations and IRGC.The panel asks whether Trump’s threats forced Iran to back down, whether the ceasefire will actually hold and what the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz means for oil prices, global markets and Western security. Jeremy’s guests also clash over claims that UK personnel intercepted more than 110 drone attacks, the RAF flew 1,600 hours of defensive operations and Britain is more deeply involved in the conflict than ministers admit.Listeners will also hear fierce criticism of Keir Starmer’s Gulf trip, warnings about Britain’s weakened military capability, fresh calls to ban the IRGC and a blunt debate over whether Iran now poses a greater terrorist threat to the UK. For anyone searching for analysis on Trump and Iran, Starmer’s Middle East response, UK defence policy and the latest Strait of Hormuz fallout, this is a hard-hitting episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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